Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-17

any such disposition of the trophies VOL
at such fearful sacrifice of blood.
Raising his only nand the general said
81 appeal TO the sentiment of the nation
to forbid this sactilege." Tnere vas
moments silence, then 8 wild hurrsi
went up and it Was repeated and con
tinued.
CORPORAL TANNER.
Then came loud calls for Corpors
Tanner. He apologized for coming
without his q. A. R. badge. One of the
infsntry recruited since the war asked min
"why he was going out of the house
without q badge" He answered tina
after the action of the President in tn,
case of the Rebel flags the next thIns
would be anorder demanding that the
veterans of the war should return theil
G. A. R. badges as they were
made of metal cast from guns captured
in the war. He wss not surprised thai
such gu order should emanate from one
who during the war was in the full vigol
of manhood, sturdy and strong, yet was
represented in the field by substitute
drawn from the Erie penitentiary. Every
member should arise and protest against
the dissertation. The proposed trip OF
Cleveland to st. Louis had been discussed
by the veterans. He had advised the
western veterans to treat the President
with the respect due him. Now had come
an order from which nothing could
come but condemnation and result in
damnation.
These remarks were received with
shouts and cheers.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Then Edmund Kendrick, late Inspector
general of the department OF New York
under General Sickles, Ieaped to the plat
form and offered the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, the President of the United
States having approved 8 recommends
ton that all the battle flags in the custody
of the War Department belonging to the
southern states in rebellion during the
late civil war, be returned to the respeC-
tive stgtes which bore them, for such final
dispo,ition as they may determine; be it
Resolved, that this post hears with sur
prise the action Of the President, and re-
cords its protest thereto.
Resolved, that the sacrifice of blood
which the captured emblems represent
was a sacrifice to liberty, national union
and to God.
Resolved, that no sentiment of generos-
ity and no expression of magnsnimity is
Involved in the surrender of these cove
nants of national honor.
Resolved, that 1t only now remains TO
direct that the battle flags of the Union
lie distributed among the representatives
of the so-called Confederacy, and as lit
ting acknowledgment of the righteousness
of the "lost cause"
Resolved, that this post expresses it's
disapprobatiOr of this act of the first
President of the United States who has
held office disassociated from the memoir
les of the war for the Union.
The resolutions were carried with a
shout. Arrangements will be made to have
mass meeting of veterans next week TO
protest against the action of the Presi-
dent.
TIE ORDER REsCINDED.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The following
letter was sent TO the Secretary of War
by the President to-day in regard to the
disposition of the flags captured by the
Union forces during the late War:
Ihave to day considered wi n more care than
when the subject was orally presented TO ne
the oCtiOn of your department directing letter 5
to be addressed 10 the governors Of ali the
states offering to return, II desired. to the lo al
states the Union flags captured duling the war
OF The rebellion by governms Mt troops, aud TO
the Confederate states the flaes captured by the
Union troops, al of which for many years bave
been packed in boxes and stored In the cellar
and attic of the War Department | am of
opinion that the return of the flags in the man
ner thus contemplated is not authorized by eX-
listing law, nor justified as Sn executive act. /
request, therefore, that no further steps b ;
81 N N
Yentory the flags and adopt proper measures
for their preservation. Any direction as to
final disposition OF them should originate with
Congress. Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
LEGAL ACTION UNNECESSARY.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-At the request
of Governor Foraker OF Ono, that Coun-
sci should be retained to institute legal
proceedings to eEjoin the return of Con-
federate flags to The governors of the
southern states, General II. V. BOynton
to- day selected Hon. Samuel ShClbarger
of Ohio and Hon. George S. Boutwell, of
Massachusetts TO take charge Of the case.
These gentlemen expected to have an Gp-
pliCation for m2ndamus fled in the Su-
preme court of the district ct l O'Clock
this afternoon, but were detained by the
non-receipt of the necessary telegram
from Ohio. The papers were based upon
the claim that the Secretary of War was
about to dispose of public property with
out authority of law. The letter of the
President TO the Secretary OF War made
further action by the attorneys IN
necessary.
A PROTEST FROM IOWA.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June I6.-General
futile, commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic for Iowa has asked Cover
nor Larrabee to protest to President
Cleveland against any rebel flags cap
tured by Iowa troops being surrendered
to the south and to take legal steps to
prevent any such surrender If it is con-
Governor Larrabee has tele-
graphed the President as follows:
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 10, 1857
To the President of the United States, Wash
ington:
| send herewith a protest made to me as
Governor OF Iowa by the commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic in this state
against the proposed return 20 the south OF
the flags captu ed by The Union troops
during the rebellion. | add to this
as the protest of the surviving Union soldiers
in Iowa the respectful but equally urgent pro-
test of the people of the state. I shall deem 1t
ny duty to use oil proper endeevors to prevent
anv such return OF the battle flags captured by
Iowa troops. signed WILLIAM LARXABEE.
MORE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June l6.-At pic
mic of CayahGga county soldiers and sail
ors held to-day resolutions endorsed by
5000 veterans were passed condemning the
action of the authorities at Washington